Rack and ejector means for phonograph records



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RACK AND EJECTOR MEANS FOR PHONOGRAPH RECORDS Filed Dec. 29, 1945 2 Sheets-Sheet 2 Inventor atented Jan. 24, 1950 a ar mc RACK AND EJECTOR MEANS FOR PHONQ- GRH RECORDS Max swibeij Bronx," N. 2.1 ApplicationDece mber 29, 1945, Serial No.' 638,071

1 Claim. (011312-45) The present invention relates to new and useful improvements in racks for phonograph records and has for its primary object to provide means for easily and quickly selecting a desired record for removal from the rack.

An important object of the present invention is to provide a rack of this character adapted to support a number of phonograph records in an upright position, together with a key operated lifting means for the individual record and on which the record is supported whereby a depressing action of the key will serve to raise the record upwardly into a convenient position for grasping and lifting from the rack.

A further object of the invention is to provide a rack of this character having means atone end thereof for listing the titles of the records and identifying the same by numbers corresponding to numbers placed on the keys whereby a person may easily and quickly select a desired record.

A still further object is to provide a device of this character of simple and practical construction, which is neat and attractive in appearance, efiicient and reliable in use, relatively inexpensive to manufacture and otherwise Well adapted to the purposes for which the same was intended.

Other objects and advantages reside in the details of construction and operation as more fully hereinafter described and claimed, refer-' ence being had to the accompanying drawings forming part hereof, wherein like numerals refer to like parts throughout, and in which:

Figure l is a front elevational view.

Figure 2 is an end elevational View.

Figure 3 is a transverse sectional View taken on a line 3-3 of Figure 1.

Figure 4 is an enlarged fragmentary top plan view showing a group of the key operated levers.

Figure 5 is a fragmentary sectional view taken substantially on a line 5-5 of Figure 2, and

Figure 6 is a perspective view of one of the title panels.

Referring now to the drawings in detail wherein for the purpose of illustration I have disclosed a preferred embodiment of the invention, the numeral 5 designates the rack generally which is composed of a pair of spaced parallel front and rear rails 6 and I connected to each other at their ends by end plates 8, each of these rails having upstanding separators 9 rising therefrom with their upper ends curved outwardly as shown at H).

A front rod H extends transversely through the lower portion of the front separators 9 and 2 a rear rod i2 likewise extends transversely through the lower portion of the rear separators.

A lever l3 extends transversely of the front rail 6 between each separator 9 and an adjacent separator is pivotally mounted on the rod II, the rear end of the lever projecting between the rear separators and is formed with a vertical slot M in which the rear rod I2 is positioned to provide for a limited raising and lowering movement of the lever.

The front end of the lever is curved upwardly as indicated at [5 and has mounted thereon a key l6, each key being identified by a number as shown at H in Figure 4-. of the drawings.

The portion of the lever l3 between the rods it and i2 is curved downwardly and is formed on its upper surface with a longitudinally extending channel or groove is in which the lower edge of a record I9 is seated, the record being supported in an upright position by the front and rear separators.

A plurality of panel strips 29 are removably recessed in the outer surface of one of the end plates 8, each of the panels bearing the title of one of the records 19 and also bearing a number 22 at one end of the panel corresponding to the number i! of the key for the lever in which a record corresponding to such title is supported.

The keys for adjacent levers are staggered as indicated in Figures 1 and l of the drawings to prevent crowding thereof.

From the foregoing, it is believed the manner of operation of the device will be apparent, the record being placed between the separators 9 and supported in an upright position on the downwardly curved portion of the lever l3 as shown in Figure 3.

After a record has been selected according to the title appearing on the panel 29 the corresponding key It is depressed whereby the record will be raised upwardly from the full line position as shown in Figure 3 to the dotted line position and thus projected above the remaining records so that the selected record may be conveniently grasped by the fingers of a person and removed from the rack.

In view of the foregoing description taken in conjunction with the accompanying drawings it is believed that a clear understanding of the construction, operation and advantages of the device will be quite apparent to those skilled in this art. A more detailed description is accordingly deemed unnecessary.

It is to be understood, however, that even though there is herein shown and described a preferred embodiment of the invention the same is susceptible to certain changes fully comprehended by the spirit of the invention as herein described and the scope of the appended claim.

What I claim is: Y

A phonograph rack comprising a pair of front and rear rails spaced apart parallel and connected together at ends thereoifiuupstanding members arising from said rails and spaced along the same with slots therebetween adapted" to receive the front and rear edges of records therein whereby said records are separated by said membrs at front and rear edges-oi the-records; and;- levers in the bottoms of said slots for supporting said records and ejecting the same from said slots upwardly, said levers normally restingon said rails and being pivoted betweemthe upstanm ing members of the front rail for vertical swinging ejecting movement, and pin and slot 'connec tions between the upstanding members of said rear rail and said levers for limiting vertical movement of said levers.

MAX SWIBEL.

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